Drawn from the same world as Tom Ford Oud Wood

Admired

$38

Smells like the $460 icon. It’s $38.00, and it lasts up to four months.**Up to 4 months with light daily wear; closer to 3 with heavier use.

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The scent

Soft spice, then oud, then warmth.

How Admired moves from the first pass to the end of the day.

Rosewood, cardamom and Chinese pepper in soft morning light

Act I · First minutes

The opening

Rosewood · Cardamom · Chinese Pepper

Cardamom and Chinese pepper, refined enough that the spice reads as sophistication, not heat.

Oud, sandalwood and vetiver in warm afternoon light

Act II · A few hours in

The heart

Oud · Sandalwood · Vetiver

The oud arrives balanced and deep. Not raw, not demanding.

Tonka beans, amber resin and vanilla pods in dusk light

Act III · Late in the day

The dry-down

Tonka Bean · Amber · Vanilla

Tonka, amber and vanilla wrap it in warmth that stays close to skin.

The kind of oud that feels like the culmination of something, not the start of it.

Read the full tale

Opens with a quiet warmth: cardamom and Chinese pepper, refined enough that the spice registers as sophistication rather than heat. Rosewood moves in smooth underneath, giving the opening a softness that keeps it from feeling aggressive. Then the oud arrives, balanced and deep, not raw, not demanding. This is a refined oud, the kind that feels like the culmination of something rather than the start of it. Tonka, amber, and vanilla close it out, wrapping everything in a warmth that’s close to skin and genuinely lasting.

Ingredients: Fragrance (Parfum), Dipropylene Glycol.

The difference

Same caliber. A fraction of the price.

What it costs to own the scent

The $460 icon100 ml spray
$460
Admired10 ml roll-on oil
$38
Compared UBORA Admired Tom Ford Oud Wood
The scent The same accord, built to sit beside it The original
Price $38.00 $460 · 100 ml spray
Format Concentrated roll-on oil, no alcohol Alcohol-based spray
Travels Pocket-size, no spray, carry-on friendly Full-size glass spray bottle
The feeling You figured out something others haven't You paid for the label

*Up to 4 months with light daily wear; closer to 3 with heavier use.

The format

Why oil.

A closer way to wear fragrance, built for the way you move.

Concentrated

Use less, hit harder. Oil sits on skin instead of evaporating off it, so one or two passes carry the day.

Lasts months

One bottle runs up to four months of daily wear.* A spray bottle this size would be gone in weeks.

Admired in the breast pocket of a linen jacket

Goes anywhere

Roll it on at your pulse points. No mist, no overspray, nothing to declare at security.

The ritual

How to wear it.

A little at the pulse points is enough.

Line drawing of the pulse points: behind the ear, the lower neck, the chest and the inner wristBehind the earLower neckChestInner wrist
  1. Less than you think

    One or two passes: behind the ears, the lower neck, the wrists. You'll stop noticing it long before others do.

  2. To warm skin

    Pulse points lift the scent and carry it through the day. Roll it onto skin, and let your clothes pick it up from there.

  3. Chest, fresh out of the shower

    Body heat helps the scent open up, and once it's absorbed, it can naturally carry onto your clothes.

Rolling Admired onto an inner wrist

30-day money-back guarantee.

Wear it for a month. If it isn’t yours, tell us and we’ll refund you. Keep the bottle. Your signature should feel like it was always going to be yours, or not at all.

Good to know

Questions, answered.

How close does it smell to Tom Ford Oud Wood?
It follows the same accord, built to sit right next to Tom Ford Oud Wood. On skin, the character reads the same, for the person who knows exactly what it is and isn't paying designer prices to wear it.
How long does it last on my skin?
Through most of the day from a morning application. The oil releases slowly, so you'll still catch it hours later. The bottle itself runs up to four months with light daily wear.*
Why roll-on instead of spray?
Oil sits close to skin, uses less fragrance per pass and fits in a pocket. There is no mist or overspray.
What's in it?
Two ingredients: the fragrance and dipropylene glycol (DPG), a clear carrier used throughout perfumery. No alcohol.
What if it isn't for me?
Wear it for thirty days. If it isn't yours, tell us and we'll refund you. You keep the bottle. Scent is personal. We don't want a bottle sitting unloved on your shelf.
UBORA founder James Manley, seated in a sea-grape tree above the beach

Why UBORA exists

Excellence, bottled.

For years, the fragrances I admired came with a price tag that put them out of reach. The best compliment I ever got wasn’t about my title or my clothes, it was “you smell amazing.” UBORA exists so that feeling doesn’t require a savings plan.

James · Founder